The fifth annual Ocean County Library Film Festival is coming to the Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library, 101 Washington St., Toms River.
The two-day festival will show films made by high school filmmakers onApril 15 and films made by adults on April 16. The screenings will begin at 5 p.m. each night.
The festival highlights the projects of filmmakers from Ocean County in a variety of categories, including documentaries, news features, animation, public service announcements, feature films and music videos.
Prosthetics and makeup artist Tony Mandille will speak about special effects during theApril 15 screening.
Mandille, an Ocean County resident, has worked in film, television and theater, and he has been the makeup supervisor for Fright Fest at Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, since 1999. The April 16 screening will feature two special guests: screenwriter Jim Uhls and movie critic Glenn Kenny. Both will be speaking about the film industry.
Uhls is a UCLAfilm school graduate and is best known for his script adaptation of “Fight Club.” He has also written the screen adaptation of the novel “Jumper” and teaches classes on screenplay writing.
Kenny has written and edited the movie magazine Premiere. He has contributed to a variety of print and online publications, most recently serving as chief film critic for MSN Movies.
For more information abut the festival and the schedule of the screenings, go to www.theoceancountylibrary.org.
The Ocean County Library Film Festival is sponsored through a partnership of the Ocean County Library, Kiwanis Clubs of Ocean County, and the Ocean County Cultural and Heritage Commission.